Voting machine



Oct. l, 1940.

R.' F. sHouP VOTING MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb. l1, 1939 e@ lill lll IllvinuFlOKlxllklmmillfllll'm fllll ATTORNEYS R. F, SHOUP VOTING MACHINE oct. 1, 1940.

Filed Feb. 11, 1939 I5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

R. F. sHouP VOTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 11. 1959 I5 Sheets-Sheet I5 INVENTOR wwf 457m ATTO R N EYS Patented Oct. l, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VOTING MACHINE Application February 11, 1939, Serial No.` 255,937

45 Claims.

This invention relates to voting machines oi the type disclosed in the patent to Shoup et al. No. 2,054,102. In such ytype voting machine, there is provided a series of columns of counters and a ballot-supporting shutter is arranged in front of each counter column. The shutters are vertically movable between two positions and are provided with apertures through which in one position `the counter totals can be viewed, while in the other position, the counter totals are concealed by the shutters. In preparing a machine for an election, shutters with similarly apertured ballots attached are slid in front of the counter columns, with the apertures so arranged that the '5 counter totals are visible, in which position of the shutters the machine is locked against operation. In order to place the machine in voting condition, the shutters are moved to conceal the counter totals and such movement of the shutters is accompanied by the release of the voting mechanism. At the close of the election, the shutters are aga-in moved to expose the counter totals, with concomitant locking of the voting mechanism. The coun-ter totals may then be tabulated by the proper authorities. It is important that it should be impossible for anyone to operate the shutters between the time that the ballot assemblies are inserted during preparation o! the machine for an election and the start of the election and then only by the proper authorities, that it should be impossible for the shutters to be moved between counter-concealing and counter-exposing positions during the election period and that it should be impossible to move the shutters from counter-exposing to counter-concealing position after the election has closed except by the proper authorities for the purpose of preparing the machine for another election. T

An object of this invention is to provide in said type voting machine, shutter-locking mechanism which is effective after preparation of the machine for election, to prevent movement of the shutters into counter-concealing position except by the proper authority and to prevent movement of the shutters back to counter-concealing position after movement from such position to counter-exposing position.

Other objects, novel features and advantages of this invent-ion will become apparent from the following specication and accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view partially broken away of said type of voting machine (Ci. 23S-55o) equipped with shutter-locking mechanism emy bodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on th'e line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 with the parts shown in different stages of operation.

Figs. 5 to '7 inclusive are similar sections except that double-acting pawl snap-over mechanism is omitted for simplicity.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 oi Fig. 5;

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 10 is a section on the line Iiil0 o! Fig. 5:

Fig. l1 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. l2 is a fragmentary perspective view of one member of the locking mechanism;

Figs. 13 to 16 inclusive are views generally similar to Figs. 3 to 7 inclusive o! a modification with the double-acting pawl snap-over mechanism omitted as in Figs. 5 to 7;

Figs. 17 to 20 inclusive are similar views of a further modification with the double-acting pawl snap-over mechanism omitted as in Figs. 5 to 7 Fig. 21 is a section on the line 2|2l of Fig. 13, and

Fig. 22 is a section on the line 22-22 of Fig. 18.

In all of the iigures except Figs. 1 and 8, illustration is limited to the shutter locking mecha.- nism to the exclusion of the other parts of the machine, but in Figs. 1 and 8 a section of the enclosing casing of the machine is illustrated to show the location of and supporting arrangement for the shutter locking mechanism. Also in Figs. 3 to l0 and 13 to 23 illustration of the ballot assemblies is omitted.

In Fig. 8 is shown the upper part of a ballot assembly consisting of a metal shield 3l, a transparent strip 32, a paper ballot 33 and a shutter 34 having a pin 35 which correspond to the similarly` designated parts of the ballot assembly of the Shoup et al. Patent No. 2,054,102. The voting machine housing I0 is provided with a series of slots 36 through which the ballot assemblies are inserted and removed and a plate 31 supported Iby the partition 39 is suitably shaped to deiine a 45 housing extending beneath the top of the casing I0 and having a vertical wall 31b,abottomhorizontal wall 37e, and a top horizontal wall 3ldcontacting the top wall of the casing I0. 'I'he wall 31h is provided with vertical slots 31a in which the pins 35 are received. A bar 36a is provided to overlie the slots 36 to prevent removal of the ballot assemblies. This bar is held in place by bolts 36h provided with suitable sealing means which must be broken before the .bolt can be removed and the bar 33a lifted. In the foregoing description, the same reference characters have been used as in said Patent No. 2,054,102 for the purpose of showing corresponding parts of the two machines and making it easier to coordinate the invention covered by the present application with respect to the previous shutter-locking mecha.- msm. v

A locking slide 4l (Figs. 2, 8 and 12) is provided within the housing formed by the plate 31 and is composed of a length of angle iron having a vertical wall 4la and a horizontal wall 4Ib resting on the bottom of the housing. In the wall 4la are provided slots 42 for receiving the pins 35. Each slot has a vertical portion 42a communicating with a horizontal portion 42h from which an oblique portion 42e leads to a second horizontal portion 42d at a diierent level. Each pin 35 is limited to vertical movement by a slot 31a and the shutters 34 may be lowered and raised by reciprocation of the slide 4|.

A shaft 43 (Figs. 2 and 8) is journalled in the wall 31d and extends through the top of the casing l0. This shaft has its lower portion cut back to provide a substantially oblong cross-section part 43a of the same width but of less thickness than the shaft and is further cut back to provide a square cross-section part 44 journalled in the wall 31o. A pinion 45 is fitted onto the portion 43a and is held in place by a spacer 45. A series of apertures 41 extending longitudinally of the wall 4la provide teeth for engagement by the teeth of the pinion 45, whereby rotation of the shaft 43 e'ects linear movement of the slide 4I. A handle 43 is attached to the shaft 43 exterior of the casing by means of which rotation of the shaft may be effected.

In the wall 31d are mounted two cylinder locks 43 of the type in which the operating key therefor is limited to movement through an arc of and is held captive except in one position (Figs. 2 and 9). Each lock 43 extends through the top wall of the casing I3 and its keyhole is accessible from the exterior of the casing. 'I'he key-operated plug 53 of each lock 43 is journalled in one plate 5l of a bracket supported by the wall 31d and is connected to a stem 52 of oblong crosssection at 52a which has its upper end journalled in the plate 53 of said bracket with its lower end journalled in the wall 31c. I'hree superposed ybars or plates 54, 55 and 53 rest upon the wall 4lb and between the plate 53 and the bar 53 are interposed springs 51 which surround the stems 52. The bar 55 is of greater length than the bars 54 and 55 which serve merely as friction plates to grip the bar 55. The wall 4lb and the bar 55 are provided respectively with slots 2| and 25 through which the stem oblong portions 52a extend (Fig. 3). Each of these slots constitutes a central section of slightly greater width than the thickness of a stem oblong portion 52a, terminating in circular apertures of slightly greater diameter than the width of the stem oblong portion 52a. The left circular aperture of each slot 2l has a short notch 21a of the same width as and in alinemen-t with the central section of the slot (Fig. 4). On the wall 4Ib are provided pins 58 and 59 adapted to engage the ends of the bar 55 to cause movement of the bar 55, the distance between said pins being greater than the length of the bar 55 by the length of the notch 2Ia.

Except when the slots 2l and 25 are in register and are so arranged that the apertures are concentric with the rotational axis of the stem portions 52a, the lock plugs 50 cannot be rotated and are held in key-captive position. Likewise. when A cyiinder lock 33 (Figs. 2 and 9) is mounted 10 in the wall 31d and is held in position by a snap lock ring 5|. 'I'he lock 53 extends through the top wall of the casing I3 and its keyhole is accessible from the exterior of the casing.- 'I'he plug 52 of the lock 53 is journalled in one plate 15 53 of a bracket supported by the wall 31d while in the other plate 54 oi' said bracket is Journalled one end oi' a stem 55 oi' oblong cross-section at 55a, the lower end of said stem being iournalled The wall llbiscut 5 in the plate 31e. A finger 55 has an aperture 20 j through which the portion 35a extends and is held in position on said portion by a spacer 31 (Figs. 3 and 11). The aperture in the linger 33 is generally circular, but is provided with diametricauy opposite right-angie projections n g5 which provide for 90 lost motion between the stem portion 55a and the arm 53. A double-acting pawl 13 is supported by a shaft 1l extending from the wall 31c and the wall 4la is provided with a sexies of apertures 12 forming ratchet teeth 30 for co-operation with said pawl to control the permissible direction of movement of said slide (Figs. 3 and 11). A shaft 13 is journalled at its upper end in a bushing in the wall 31d and at its lower end in the wall 31c and is of oblong cross- 35 in position to co-operate with the teeth 12 and o a iinger 13, both the pawi and finger having circular apertures, the aperture of the pawl 14 being provided with diametrically opposed rightangle projections 11 and the aperture of the iinger 15 being provided with diametrically opposed, 5

right-angle projections 13, so that the shaft 13 has 90 lost motion with respect to both the pawl I and the finger (Figs. 10 and 1l). 'I'he spring 15 surrounds the shaft 13 with one end attached to the pawi 14 and has its other end attached to 5 a tab 53a at one end of the plate 33, (Pig. 2).

'I'he fingers 35 and 13 lie in the same plane with the double-acting pawl 13 and constitute means for moving it between its two operating positions. Snap-acting spring means resiliently u maintain the double-acting paw] 13 in either position while permitting its movement from one position to the other by proper operation of the fingers 33 and 15. 'I'he pawl 13 has a pin 13a fitting into a slot in the shank 13 of a roller car- 0 rier 33, the roller oi which contacts an actuating guide 3|. A helical spring 32 surrounds the shank and iits between the pin 13a and a pin 33 on the shank 13. Rotation of the pawl 13 from one of its two positions iirst comprwes spring 05 32 until dead center is passed when the spring acts to snap the pawl through the remainder of its path into the other of its two positions (Fig. 3)

I'he left end oi' the cut-out portion of the wall 70 4Ib is provided with a notch 23 to receive the stem oblong portion 35a and hold the same against rotation with the lock plug 52 in key-captive position. The shaft 13 is cut away to provide a nat bottom transverse slot 34 and a bar 35 at- 13 Aownedtotnemiianzunehmenextends 13 is locked against rotation when the slide is in the position shown in Flg..4 and while moving between such position and the position shown in Pig. 5. In other positions of the slide 4|, the wider portion of the bar is out of the slot 34 and has no elect upon the operation of the shaft 13.

For convenience in describing the operation of the locking mechanism, the key for the lock 63 will be designated as key #L while the keysfor the locks 43 will be designated keys#2 and #3. Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate the arrangement of the slide 4I and the various co-operat-ing parts when it is in condition for the insertion of the first set of ballot assemblies or when a set of old ballot assemblies is to be replaced by a set of new ballot assemblies.

The slide 4| is at the extreme right end of its stroke, the pin 5I contacts the left end of the bar with the slots 2l and 25 out of register and the left hand apertures of-the slots 25 overlying the notches 2Ia. The stem oblong portions 52a are received in the notches 2ia and keys #2 and #3 are captive. 'I'he stem oblong portion 65a is received in the notch 26 and key #I is held captive. All three stems, together with the associated key plugs are held against rotation. The vertical portions 42a of the slots 42 are in alinement with the slots 31a. The double-acting pawl 10 is in its maximum position of clockwise movement and the single acting pawl 14 is in position to engage the teeth to permit only leftward movement of the slide 4i. 'Ihe stem oblong portion 55a is in such position relative to the finger 56 thatit must turn approximately counter-clockwise to engage the projections 53 (Fig. 11),. The stem oblong portion 13a contacts the projections 18 and is 45 from engagement with the projections 11. In this position, the ballot assemblies are inserted with the pins 35 passing along the vertical portions`42a and the grooves 31a.

After insertion of the ballot assemblies, the bar 36a is bolted in place and the bolt properly sealed and a wire W is passed through passages in the shaft 13 and its bushing and its ends sealed. Next the shaft 43 is turned counterclockwise from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 4, thereby bringing the slots 2i into register with the slots 25, the bar 55 being held against movement by the pressure plates 54 and 56 and bringing the pin 53 against the right end of bar 55. Also. the stem oblong portion 55a is free of the notch 26. The pawls 1l and 14 are in proper position to permit only leftward movement of the slide 4|. The keys #1, #2 and #3 are then turned through arcs` of 90 into the positions shown in Fig. 4 and are withdrawn from the locks. Key #I is retained by the board of elections or similar authority whilekeys #2 and #3 are furnished to two election oilicials, each of which represents a major political party, for example, Republican and Democrat. In this condition, the machine is delivered to the polling place and is kept in the condition described until the start of the election period. The pins 35 are in the slot sections 42b and the shutters are in counter-exposing condition while the vote regis- 3 teringmechanismisinlockedconditionandthe shaft 13 is locked against rotation byengagement of the edge of the wider portion of the bar 3l with the bottom of the slot 34.

At the beginning of the election period. the Republican and Democrat election oilicials insert keys #2 and #3 in the locks 4I and rotate the plugs 5l and stems l2 through an arc of 90 from the position shown in Fig. 4 into the position shown in Fig. 5, after which the shaft 43 is rotated counter-clockwise from the position shown in Fig. 4 to the position shown in Fig. 5. thus bringing the slide 4i into the position shown in Fig. 5. During such movement of the slide,

the slots ,25 are kept in alinement with the slots 2| due to engagement of the pin 5l with the right end of the bar 55. The pawls 10 and 14 lock the slide 4i in its extreme left position. 'I'he Democrat and Republican omcials turn Akeys #2 and #3 back to the position shown in Fig. 4 and remove them, the stem oblong portions 52a now also serving to prevent rightward movement of the slide 4I. During the leftward movement of the slide 4|, the pins 35 have traveled through the slanting slot portions 42c into the horizontal slot portions 42d with the result that the ballot assemblies have been lowered vinto countercon cealing position and the vote registering mechanism has been unlocked by means such asshown in Shoup et al. Patent No. 2,054,102, but not here illustrated.

The slide 4I remains in the position shown in Fig. 5 until the end of the voting period. At the end of the voting period, the Republican and Democrat election oiiicers insert keys #2 and #3 in the locks 49, and again turn the stems 52 to the position shown in Fig. 5. Next the seal S on the shaft 13 is broken and the shaft is turned clockwise to move the finger 16 against the double-acting pawl 1I to turn it into the position shown in Fig. 6, thereby as far as this pawl is concerned, permitting rightward movement of the slide 4i. Such operation of the shaft 13 is permitted due to the fact that in the position shown in Fig. 5, the edge of the wider portion of the bar 35 is disengaged from the bottom oi' the slot 84 after having kept the double-acting pawl reversing means inoperative until the'ballots have been lowered and the machine has been put into operating condition. The shaft 13 is next turned counterclockwise sutllcient to disengage the pawl 14 from the teeth 12, thus completely freeing the slide 4I for rightward movement. 'I'he shaft 43 is now turned clockwise to the position shown in Fig. 6, thus moving the slots 2l out of register with the slots 25 and bringing the pin 58 against the left end of the bar 55.

Continued clockwise rotation of the shaft 43 to the positionshown in Fig. 7 brings the lefthand end of the cut-out portion of the slide 4I into engagement with the stem oblong portion a, thereby stopping rightward movement of the slide. This movement of the slide 4I is suilicient to raise the ballots into counter-exposing position but is insuilicient to bring the vertical slot portions 42a into register with the pins 35, thus locking the ballot assemblies in elevated position. The keys #2 and #3 are held captive by the locks 49 inasmuch as the stem oblong sections 52a are still in the narrow portions of the slots 25. The slide 4I- is locked against leftward movement by the double-acting pawl 10. The counter totals may now be read and tabulated, but no operation of the machine can be eiIected.

After the expiration of the period required by law, the ballots are removed and the counters reset to zero. In order to remove the ballot assemblies, key #I is inserted in lock 33 and rotated to bring the stem oblong portion 35a into alinement with the notch 23, after which the shaft I3 is rotated clockwise to move the parts into the position shown in Fig. 3. The slide Il now again is in such position that vertical slot portions 42a are in register with the pins 33 and slots 31a. After removal of the locking bar 33a, the ballot assemblies are drawn out from the machine.

Each shutter 34 is composed of a strip of metal having at its upper end a return bend, the bottom edge of which is bowed out slightly at 33a to provide a shoulder engageable by a tab 33 struck inwardly from the shield 3|. 'I'he shield 3| at its upper end is bent outwardly to form a flange resting on the top of the casing I3 and by use of this ange the shield can be lifted, thus bringing the tab 33 into contact with the shoulder 34a and elevating the ballot assembly. 'I'he upper end of the ballot 33 is held between the return bend portion and main portion of the shutter 34 and is definitely located on the shutter by means of a pin 31 at the end of leaf spring 33 carried by the shutter 34, the pin 31 passing through the ballot and into an aperture in the shutter.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 13 to 16 inclusive and in Fig. 21, the pawl 1l and its operating spring are omitted and the finger 13 is provided with a spring 16a surrounding the stem 13 and having one end engaging the tab 63a tending to rotate said finger counter-clockwise into engagement with a lug 1Gb carried by the tab 63a (Figs. 14 and 21). A bar 35a is carried by the wall 4l a of the slide Il in alinement with the slot 34 in the shaft 13 and is of proper length and arrangement that the edge thereof engages the bottom of the slot to lock the shaft 13 against rotation when the slide is in the positions shown in Figs. 13 and 16 and while moving between such positions and the positions shown in Figs. 14 and 15.

Fig. 13 illustrates the arrangement of the various parts after the machine has been set up for an election, the ballots being in raised position and the stems 52 being in the position shown in Fig. 4 with keys #2 and #3 removed while the shaft 13 is locked against operation by engagement of the edge of the bar 35a with the bottom of the slot 34. Fig. 14 illustrates the arrangement of the parts after the slide ll has been moved to its extreme left position to lower the ballots, the slide being locked in its extreme left position by the double-acting pawl 13 and the edge of the bar 35a being disengaged from the bottom of the slot 34 in the shaft 13. At the close of the election the seal S is broken and the wire W is withdrawn from the passageway through the shaft 13 and its bushing. Ihe shaft 13 is next manually rotated clockwise to swing the finger 1i clockwise against the action of the spring 16a, from the full line to the dotted line position of Fig. 15 to engage and swing the double-actnig pawl into the position shown in Fig. 15, thus releasing the slide Ii for rightward movement to the position shown in Pig. '7 in which the ballots are in raised but locked position. Upon release of the shaft 13, the spring 16a turns the linger and shaft counter-clockwise to bring the finger into contact with the lug 1Gb and returning the slot 34 into position to receive the bar 35a.

When it is desired to remove the old ballots and insert new ballots, the stem 35 is rotated by means of key #i to permit rightward movement of the slide Il to its extreme right position. Such rotation of the stem 33 swings the finger 33 into contact wtih the double-acting pawl to move it into the position shown in Fig. 16.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. l'l to and 22, the shaft 13 is cut away to form a V-shaped segment, thus providing two angularly related horizontal slots a and Mb. A bar 33h is carried by the slide I la in horizontal alinement with the slots 33a and IIb and is receivable in said slots in dliferent angular positions of the shaft 13. A spring 33 tends to rotate the shaft 13 clockwise. A wire W serves normally to hold the shaft 13 against rotation and a seal S is provided connecting the ends of the wire.

In Fig. 17, the various parts are shown in the position assumed by them with the ballots inserted and locked in upper position. The bar 33 is received in the slot 33a to lock the shaft 13 against rotation and is of proper length to maintain such relationship until the slide 3l is moved to the position shown in Fig. 18. The stem portion 33a is in position to oppose rightward movement of the slide 4I. As previously described, the slide 4l is moved to the left to the position shown in Fig. 18 to lower the ballots and condition the machine for voting. In such position, the right end of the plate just clears the apex of segment 13. At the end of the voting period, the seal S is broken and the wire W withdrawn, whereupon the spring 33 automatically rotates the shaft 13 clockwise to bring the finger 16 into engagement with the pawl 13, thereby swinging the pawl into the position shown in Fig. 19. The slide Il is then moved rightward until it is stopped by engagement with the stem portion 35a in which position the ballots are lifted and locked in. When it is desired to renew the ballots, the stem 35 is rotated to locate its portion 35a in alinement with the slot 26 and the slide 4| is moved into the position shown in Fig. 20, thereby locking the stem against rotation. Such operation of the stem 33 brings the finger 33 into engagement with the double-acting pawl 1l to move it into the position shown in Fig. 20. During this movement, the pawl 13 also returns the finger 1i against the action of its spring 33 to the position shown in Fig. 20. A wire i2 is now inserted through the shaft 13 to retain it in the position of Fig. 20. After renewal of the ballots, the slide 3l is returned to the position shown in Fig. 17 in which the shaft 13 is locked against rotation by the bar 35h.

In Figs. 5 to '1, 11 and 13 to 21, illustration of the snap-over mechanism for the double-acting pawl 13 is omitted for the sake of simplifying the drawings. It is, however, to be understood that in all embodiments of the apparatus, the doubleactng pawl 13 is equipped with the snap-over mechanism shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

I claim:

1. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide in either its first position or its second position, additional locking means effective in a rst setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its first position, keyoperated means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting, and manually operable means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means.

2. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable vama-ius position and in a second setting to prevent `movement oi said slide towards lits first position, keyoperated means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting; manually operable means for eiiecting reverse movement of said additional locking means, and means for preventing operation of said manually operable means in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position.

3. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, key-operated means for locking saidslide in either the first or the second position, additional locking means eiiective in a iirst setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its first position, key-operated means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, and manually operable means for eiecting reverse movement of said additional locking means.

4. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, keyoperated means for locking said slide in either the first or the second position, additional locking means effective vin a first setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting vto prevent movement of said slide towards its rst position, key-operated means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, manually operable means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means, and means for preventing operation of said manually operable means in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position.

5. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a secnod positionfor actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide either in its rst or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting, and manually operable means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl.

6. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its nrst setting to its second setting, manually operableV means for eii'ecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, and means for preventing operation of said manually operable means in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its'second position.

7. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first. and a second position and into a third position beyond said rst position, key-operated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-actingvpawl -from its first setting to its secnod setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, and manually operable means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl.

8. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, keyoperated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a iirst and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, manually operable means for effecting reverse movement of said doubleacting pawl, and means for preventing operation of said manually operable means in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position.

9. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters and having ratchet teeth, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots each having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions of each slot but being incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, a double-acting pawl cooperating in either of two settings with said ratchet teeth to control permissible direction of movement of said slide, a second key-operated stem of oblong crosssection, said slide having an open end slot to receive said second stem and prevent rotation thereof, means actuated by said second stem to swing said double-acting pawl into one oi' its operating settings, a manually rotatable member, and an arm rotatable thereby for engagement with said double-acting pawl into its remaining setting.

10. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters and having an open end slot, a keyoperated stem of oblong cross-section in alinement with said slot, said stem being of greater width but of less thickness than said slot, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, and a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section, extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions oi said slot but being incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof.

11. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters and having an open end slot, a keyoperated stem of oblong cross-section in alinement with said slot, said stem being of greater width but of less thic ess than said slot. a bar slidably supported by slide, means for applying friction to said bar tending to hold it against movement, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a keyoperated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions of said slots but being incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, and studs on said slide engageable with the ends of said bar to eifect unitary movement of said bar and slide.

13. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters and having an open end slot and having ratchet teeth, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section in alinement with said slot, said stem being of greater width but oi less thickness than said slot, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a key-operated stern oi' oblong-cross-section extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions of said slot but being incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, a double-acting pawl adapted for cooperation in either of two settings with said ratchet teeth, key-operated means for swinging said double-acting pawl from its first to its second setting, and means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl.

13. In a voting machine, a slide movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, a bar slidably supported by said slide, means for applying friction to said bar'tending to prevent movement thereof, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a

' key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots and being rotatable in the end portions but being incapable of rotation in the central portion, additional means for locking said slide in its first and second positions comprising a double-acting pawl, means including a key-operated member for preventing movement of said slide into its third position, means actuated by said key-operated member for swinging said double-acting pawl from its first to its second position, means for eil'ecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, and means for preventing operation of said last-named means in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position.

14. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters,

key-operated means for locking said slide in either its iirst position or its second position, additional locking means effective in a iirst setting to prevent movement oi said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its iirst position. keyoperated means for moving said additional locking means from its rst to its second setting. means for eifecting reverse movement oi said additional locking means, and releasable means normally preventing operation of said reversing means. f

15. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a iirst and a second position and into a third position beyond said iirst pomtion, key-operated means for locking said slide in either the iirst or the second position, additional locking means effective in a first setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its first position, key-operable means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means, and releasable means normally preventing operation of said reversing' means.

16. In a voting machine, a plurality oi' movable shutters, a slide movable between a iirst position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide either in ilrst or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a second setting with said teeth in the iirst and second positions respectively ol the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its iirst setting to its second setting, means for eii'ecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, and releasable means normally preventing operation oi' said reversing means.

17. A voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a ilrst and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, keyoperated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting and eii'ective to control movement oi' said slide into its third position, means for eifecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, and releasable means normally preventing operation of said reversing means.

18. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide in either its first position or its second position, additional locking means effective in a first setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its iirst position, keyoperated means for moving said additional locking means from its iirst to its second setting, spring-actuated means for eiiecting reverse movement of said additional locking means, and manument,

ally releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means.

19. In a voting machine, ka plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, keyoperated means'for locking said slide in either the first or the second position, additional locking means effective in a firstsetting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of' said slide towards its first sition, key-operable means for moving said a' ditional locking means from its first to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, spring-actuated means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means, and manually releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means.

20. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a-second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movekey-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting, spring-actuated means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, and manually releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means.

21. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, keyoperated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, spring-actuated means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, and manually releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means.

22. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a` first and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting, spring-actuated means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, manually releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means, and means for preventing operation of said springactuated means in the first position of said slide and during movement of the slide from its rst to its second position.

23. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide in either its first position or its second position, additional locking means effective in a first setting topreventmovement of' said slide toward its second vposition and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its first position, keyoperated means for moving saidy additional locking means from its first. to its `second setting, means` for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means and having a flat. portion, and a bar carried by said slide for engagement with said fiat portion in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position to prevent operation of said reversing means. f

24. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide in either its first position or its second position, additional locking means effective in a first setting to prevent movement of said slide towardsits second position .and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its first position, key-operated means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting, and means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means.

25. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable y shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, keyoperated means for locking said slide in either the first or the second position, additional locking means effective in a first setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its first position, key-operable means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, and means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means.

26. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide either in rst or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a first and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting, and means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl.

27. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said first position, keyoperated means for locking said slide either in its first or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to co-operate in a first and a. second setting with said teethy in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its first setting to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, and means for effecting reverse movement of said double acting pawl.

28. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a first movable position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said 8 gnam slideineitheritsiirstpositionoritssecondposition, additional locking means elective in a iirst setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second 5 setting to prevent movement o! said slide towards its tlrst position, key-operated means for moving said additional locking means from its iirst to its second setting. manually operable means rotatable in one direction to eilect 1| reverse movement oi' said additional locking means, and resilient means tending to oppose such movement of said manually operable means.

29. In a voting machine, a plurality o! movable shutters, a slide movable between a ilrst position le and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide in either its ilrst position or its second position, additional locking means effective in a ilrst setting to prevent movement oi said slide towards its secm ond position and in a second setting to preventl movement oi said slide towards its ilrst position, key-operated means for moving said additional locking means from its iirst to its second setting, manually operable means rotatable in one direction to eilect reverse movement of said additional locking means, resilient means tending to oppose such movement oi said manually operable means, and means for preventing operation of said manually operable means in the ilrst position oi the 30 slide and during movement oi the slide from its ilrst to its second position.

30. In a voting machine, a plurality oi' movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a ilrst and a second position and 'il into a third position beyond said iirst position, key-operated means for locking said slide in either the ilrst or the second position, additional locking means eii'ective in a ilrst setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second 4. position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its iirst position, keyoperable means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into 4| its third position, manually operable means rotatable in one direction to eilect reverse movement of said additional locking means, and resilient means tending to oppose such movement o! said manually operable means.

lo 31. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a ilrst and a second position and into a third position beyond said ilrst position, key-operated means for locking said slide in Il either the ilrst or the second position, additional locking means effective in a ilrst setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its ilrst position, key- .0 operable means for moving said additional locking means from its ilrst toits second setting and effective to control movement of said slide into its third position, manually operable means rotatable in one direction to eilect reverse movement of said additional locking means, resilient means tending to oppose such movement of said manually operable means, and means for preventing operation of said manually operable means in the first position of the slide and during 7 movement of the slide from its ilrst to its second position.

32. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a ilrst position and a second position for actuating said shutters.

u key-operated means for locking said slide dther inrstorsecondpoeiomratcbetteetbonaaid slide. a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate inailrstandasecondsettingwithsaidteeth intheiirstandsecondpositionsrespectively oi' the slide to control its permissible direction of 5 movenent, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its ilrst setting to its second setting, manually operable means rotatable in one direction to eiiect reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, and resilient means l0 tending to oppose such movement of said manually operable means.

33. In a voting machine, a plurality ol movable shutters, a slide movable between a nrst position and a second position for said shutters, key-opl5 erated means for locking said slide either in ilrst or second position, ratchet teeth on said slidel a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a lirst and a second setting with said teeth in the first and second positions respectively of the slide to 9 control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its ilrst setting to its second setting, manually operable means rotatable in one direction to eiect reverse movement of said douu ble-acting pawl, resilient means tending to oppose such movement ol said manually operable means, and means for preventing operation oi' said manually operable means in the ilrst position oi the slide and during movement of the n slide from its llrst to its second position.

34. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a lirst and a second posinon and mio o third position beyond said om 5 position, key-operated means for locking said slide either in its rirst or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a nrst and a second setting with said teeth in the ilrst and second positions rem spectively oi the slide to control its permissible direction oi movement, key-operated means tor moving said double-acting pawl from its ilrst setting to its second setting and eilective in one position to prevent movement oi said slide into its 45 third position, manually operable means rotatable in one direction to eilect reverse movement of said double acting pawl, and resilient means tending to oppose such movement of said manually operable means. w

35. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide i'or said shutters movable between a llrst and a second position and into a third position beyond said ilrst position, key-operated means for locking said slide either u in its iirst or second position, ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a nrst and a second setting with said teeth in the ilrst and second positions respectively ol the slide to control its permissible direcn tion ol movement, key-operated means for mov-V ing said double-acting pawl from its ilrst position to its second position and effective to control movement oi' said slide into its third position, manually operable means rotatable in one .5 direction to eilect reverse movement ol said double-acting pawl, resilient means tending to oppose such movement of said manually operable means, and means for preventing operation ol said manually operable means in the iirst position 70 of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position.

36. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters, a bar slidabiy supported by said slide, il

'ceive said second ste said bar andslide being provided with registrable slots each having end portions of greater width than the central portion and oneof said slots having an extension from oneend portion of the same width as the central portion,a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending .through said slots, 'saidstem being rotatable in the end portions of each slot but incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, `additional locking me'ans effective in either of two settings to control permissible direction of movement of said slide, a second key-operated stem of oblong crosssection, said slide havin an open end slot to reand prevent rotation thereof, means actuated by said second stern to move said additional locking means into one of its operating settings, amanually rotatable member, and an arm rotatable thereby for engagement with said additional locking means to move it into its remaining setting.

37. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots, each having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots -having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions of each slot but incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, additional locking means effective in either of two settings to control permissible direction of movement of said slide, a second key-operated stem of oblong cross-section, said slide having an'open end slot to receive said second stern and prevent rotation thereof, means actuated by said second stem to move said additional locking means into -one of its operating settings, a manually rotatable member, an arm rotatable thereby for engagement with said additional locking means to move it into its remaining setting, and releasable means normally preventing operation of said manually rotatable member.

38. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots, each having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions of each slot but incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, additional locking means effective in either of two settings to control permissible direction of movement of said slide, a second key-operated stem of oblong crosssection, said slide having an open end slot to receive said second stem and prevent rotation thereof, means actuated by said second stem to move said additional locking means into one of its operating settings, a manually rotatable member, an arm rotatable thereby for engagement with said additional locking means to move it into its remaining setting, and means for preventing operation of said manually rotatable member in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position.

39. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters and having ratchet teeth, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide beingfprovided with registrable -slots each having end portions of greater-width than the central portion and one of said slots having an ,extensionfromone end portion` of the same width asthe central portion, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions oi' -each slot but being incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, a double-acting pawl cooperating in either of two settings with said ratchet teeth to control permissible direction of -movement of said slide, a second key-operated able means normally preventing operation of said manually rotatable member.

40. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide operatively connected to said shutters and having ratchet teeth, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots each having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions of each slot but being incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, a doubleacting pawl co-operating in either of two settings with said ratchet teeth to control permissible direction of movement of said slide, a second key-operated stem of oblong cross-section, 5'

said slide having an open end slot to receive said second stem and prevent rotation thereof, means actuated by said second stem to swing said double-acting pawl into one of its operating settings, a manually rotatable member, an arm rotatable thereby for engagement with said double-acting pawl to move it into its remaining setting, and means for preventing operation of said manually rotatable member in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its first to its second position.

41. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a. slide operatively connected to said shutters and having an open end slot and having ratchet teeth, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section in alinement with said slot, said stem being of greater width but of less thickness than said slot, a bar slidably supported by said slide, said bar and slide being provided with registrable slots having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the central portion, a key-operated stem of oblong crosssection extending through said slots, said stem being rotatable in the end portions of said slot but being incapable of rotation in the central portion thereof, additional locking means eective in either of two settings to control permissible direction of movement of said slide, keyoperated means for moving said additional locking means from its first to its second setting, and manually operable means for eiecting reverse movement of said additional locking means.

42. In a voting machine, a slide movable between a iirst and a second position and into a third position beyond said iirst position, a bar slidably supported by said slide, means for applying friction to said bar tending to prevent movement thereof, said barA and slide 'being provided with registrable slots having end portions of greater width than the central portion and one of said slots having an extension from one end portion of the same width as the cen.- tral portion, a key-operated stem of oblong cross-section extending through said slots and being rotatable in the end portions but being incapable of rotation in the central portion, additional locking means eiective in either-oi -two settings for locking said slide in its rst and its second positions, means including a key-operated member for preventing movement of said slide into its third position, means actuatable by said key-operated member for moving said additional locking means into one of its settings,

means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking meansl and means for preventing operation of said reversing means in the ilrst position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its iirst to its second position.

43. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, a slide movable between a rst position and a second position for actuating said shutters, key-operated means for locking said slide in either its mst position or its second position, additional locking means eil'ective in a ilrst setting to prevent movement ot said slide towards its second position and in a second setting to prevent movement of said slide towards its ilrst D0- sition, key-operated means for moving said additional locking means from its iirst to its second setting. spring-actuated means for effecting reverse movement of said additional locking means, manually releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means, and means for preventing actuation of said springactuated means in the first position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its ilrst to its second position.

44. In a voting machine, a plurality of movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a ilrst and a second position and into a third position beyond said rst position, key-operated means for locking said slide in either the iirst or the second position, additional locking means eective in a first setting to preing means from its iirst to its second setting and eiIective to control movement of said slide into its third position. spring-actuated means for efiecting reverse movement of said additional locking means, manually releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means, and meansfor preventing actuation of said spring-actuated means in the iirst position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its rst to its second position.

45. In a voting machine, a plurality oi movable shutters, an actuating slide for said shutters movable between a first and a second position and into a third position beyond said rst position, key-operated means for locking said slide either in its rst or second positionl ratchet teeth on said slide, a double-acting pawl adapted to cooperate in a ilrst and a second setting with said teeth in the iirst and second positions respectively of the slide to control its permissible direction of movement, key-operated means for moving said double-acting pawl from its ilrst setting to its second setting and eiective to control movement of said slide into its third position, spring-actuated means for effecting reverse movement of said double-acting pawl, manually releasable means normally preventing operation of said spring-actuated means, and means for preventing actuation of said spring-actuated means in the ilrst position of the slide and during movement of the slide from its iirst position to its second position.

RANSOM F. SHOUP.

CERTIFICATE OFACORRECTION. Patent No. 2,216,Lp58v. october 1, 191m.

RANSOM F. SHOUP.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correctionas follows: Page 2, second column, line 10, for 'cyiinder" read cylinder; page l1., first column, line '614, for"actnig read -acting-; page 5, first column, line 51+, and second column, line 20, claims 5 and 7respectively, for "secnod" read -second; and second column, line 65, claim 9, after the `word. "pawl" insert --to move it-; page "I, second column, line 75, claim 28, strike out "movable" second occurrence; page 8, second column, line 15, claim 55, after "for" insert -actuating; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record -oi the case in the Patent Office.

signe and sealed this 5th day of November, A. D. 191m.

Henry Van Arsdale,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patente.

CERTIFICATE OF-CORRECTION. l A Patent NQ. 2,216,158-, october 1, 191m.

RANSOM F. SHOUP.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, second column, line l0, for "cylinder" read cylinder; page b., first column, line 61|., for"actnig read --acting; page 5, first column, line 51|., and second column, line 20, claims 5 and Trespectively, for "secnod" read second; and second column, line 65, claim 9, after the word "pawl" insert --to move it; page 7, second column, line 75, claim 28, strike out l'movable" second occurrence; page 8, second column, line 15, claim 55, after "for" insert -actuating; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record .of the case in the Patent Office.

signes and sealed this 5th day of November, A. D. 191m.

Henry Van Arsdale,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

